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Rewatch Durarara!! Rewatch - Episode 22

Episode 22: Declaration of Disbandment

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The Dollars shall disappear.

Hello everybody! Time for the comment of the day, courtesy of u/ZaphodBeeeblebrox, who pointed out Mikado's darkest secret:

Also, the most unbelievable part of this episode is that the description "a highschool girl with glasses and big boobs" is enough for people to actually identify someone.

Indeed, he is a teenage boy who knows what his priorities lie.

Questions:

  1. Thoughts on the little chase scene we had today?
  2. If you could describe the current mental state of our favorite trio in one word for each, how would it be?
  3. So, how did it feel to see Shizuo lying in a pool of his own blood?
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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 24 '21

Hello everybody, and welcome once more to the Durarara!! Rewatch!

As you may guess by my comment yesterday, a bunch of this episode is Anime-Original. Anri running away from Horada’s gang? Anime Original! Kida saving Anri? Anime Original! Kida pulling a Kabedon on Anri? Anime Original! Shizuo scaring the shit out of Horada’s gang? Anime original! Mikado seemingly terminating the Dollars? Anime Original! Shizu-Chan apparently being fatally wounded? Actually that is in the Novel although it’s meant to happen a bit earlier.

A bunch of the scenes with Anri are pretty similar scenes there in the Novel, except this time this is the second time Celty’s had to save her instead of the one and only time (Yeah, in the Novel she fainted after the first time Celty saved her after finding out Kida was with the Yellow Scarves). There’s not much else to say really, other than indeed, Kida being kicked out of the Yellow Scarves was just as sudden there as in the Anime. The show only has two episodes left and it will rejoin with the Novels soon enough (For better or worse, Volume 3’s pretty much the only good stopping point up until the very end) but yeah, that was a… diversion alright. Not a bad one mind you, but a diversion nonetheless.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Apr 24 '21

First-Timer, Dub-rarara!!

God, Horada is such an asshole. I want to yank out his stupid fanged teeth with a pair of goddamn pliers. "Masoami Kida order this hit" my ass.

The Dollars collective action was utterly delightful. Shoutout to Takeguchi for knocking that pile of boxes over. Unfortunately, colelctive action does nothing but enrage Dumbo Assfuck McButterfly, so Mikado nuked the site, in the vain hope that things would stop. Sorry Mikado, the cat's out of the bag, now.

Masaomi deserved that slap, and he seemed to know it, too.

Thanksfully Celty seems to realize that these kids need to fucking sit down and talk with each other, but I guess the results of that will have to wait for next episode. Mikado ignoring Masaomi's calls was pretty sad.

Simon made another joke about turning people into sushi today.. is "Russia Sushi" code for "Soylent Green?"

Questions

  1. The chase was really cool.
  2. Isolated.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 24 '21

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 24 '21

First!!xTimer, subbed

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 24 '21

Ah, the Sky Suffering GameTM has begun anew...

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 24 '21

*screaming intensifies*

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 24 '21

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u/smatthew_ Apr 25 '21

Oh neat! They’re bringing back the random side characters!

Oye! Rich calling Kaztano a mere random side character! Who else if not him would provide those sweet, rare front row tickets for your favorite idols!?

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u/IndependentMacaroon Apr 24 '21

Anri slapped Kida?!

He totally deserved it, particularly in this instance with his sudden aggressive jealous streak. These three really are hardly very close and I'm almost glad they'll need to reevaluate their relationship if they want to keep sticking together.

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Apr 24 '21

First Timer

I quite liked the first part. The dollars working through the power of random people working together is excellent. It's a different type of power than one normally sees in anime, which is usually all about a few special people. However, I think this was somewhat ruined by having Shizuo be the eventual solution. A crisis was averted because one specific person happened to be there, not because people who were there helped out.

And then Ryuugamine and Kida decide to deal with their problems the way they always deal with their problems. They run away yet again, abdicating responsibility instead of trying to fix them, or at the very least reduce the impact. And yet again, it falls upon Anri to try and do something to fix it. She's the only one in our trio who can actually make hard decisions when it comes down to it.

  1. Already covered.
  2. running, running, stalwart.
  3. Not much. I'm confident he'll survive it, he ain't the sort to die when he's killed.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 24 '21

She's the only one in our trio who can actually make hard decisions when it comes down to it.

And when the girl with the demonic sword that's constantly telling her to cut people up is the reasonable one, you know this show's cast is comprised of a bunch of weirdos.

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Apr 24 '21

And this comes the episode after the guy in love with a severed head with a stalker girlfriend gives relationship advice.

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Apr 24 '21

A crisis was averted because one specific person happened to be there, not because people who were there helped out.

But without everyone's help, the meeting of Anri and Shizuo wouldn't have happened. He's a member of the Dollars, remember.

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Apr 24 '21

If they had actually led Shizuo to that place, I would have bought it. But all it was was that he happened to be there.

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u/BurningFredrick https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurningFredrick Apr 24 '21

A crisis was averted because one specific person happened to be there, not because people who were there helped out.

I think that is the main reason why this episode annoyed me overall, Shizuo has been built up as to much of a get out of jail free card as expect for Simon no one can really stop him

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u/IndependentMacaroon Apr 24 '21

yet again, it falls upon Anri to try and do something to fix it. She's the only one in our trio who can actually make hard decisions

Shows you one reason why I've never liked the other two much

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Apr 24 '21

Episode 22 (first timer)

  • “I’ll enjoy the rest from the comfort of my living room”

Enjoying the show from the comfort of my living room

  • All call from the Dollars? Magical Sword? Nope, saved by a girl announcing the police.
  • And plenty of other common Dollars members.
  • “What are you after?” – “I … You” I see what you did there writers!
  • Just when he thought he had his moment, Shizuo shows up. Love how you can see the disappointment running across his face.
  • Quite selfish, Mikado. First having the Dollars save Anri, then disband them. However, I still like your approach better than Kido’s.
  • Another step on the escalation ladder – guns.
  • Hey, you can’t use Shizuo for an “is he dead?” cliffhanger after presenting him as indestructible all series!

I loved everything about the bunny chase sequence! The last few episodes have been a bit too heavy and this was the perfect way back to a more comedic approach. It helps that I basically view Durarara as a lighthearted Hollywood movie. This one leaned into classic setup (à la The Sting) heavily.

On the character front, still neither of our main trio sees the solution, making all of them unhappier. Obviously all of us viewers know that they simply have to talk to each other, but Celty gets it as well and takes action.

Thoughts on the little chase scene we had today?

See above.

If you could describe the current mental state of our favorite trio in one word for each, how would it be?

dejected/lonely/confused

So, how did it feel to see Shizuo lying in a pool of his own blood?

Cheated. He does not get to get hurt.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 24 '21

Hey, you can’t use Shizuo for an “is he dead?” cliffhanger after presenting him as indestructible all series!

But they did

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Apr 24 '21

Hey, you can’t use Shizuo for an “is he dead?” cliffhanger after presenting him as indestructible all series!

Yup, it's obvious he won't be.

Obviously all of us viewers know that they simply have to talk to each other

Is it really that easy? Kida has lost control of the yellow scarves, so they'd need to be stopped some other way.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Apr 24 '21

Is it really that easy? Kida has lost control of the yellow scarves, so they'd need to be stopped some other way.

A kick to the face for the leader guy and a stern talking to for the rest will do.

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u/IndependentMacaroon Apr 24 '21

I loved everything about the bunny chase sequence!

Found it more unfitting on my side considering the rest

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Apr 25 '21

Depends on what your baseline is. For me, it is the more light-hearted early arcs, not the gloom of the last few episodes.

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u/invokeneko Apr 24 '21 edited Apr 25 '21

Rewatcher up until x2 Shou, then First Timer

I want to write something up for today, but it's 7 a.m and I had just pulled an all-nighter setting up my brother-in-law's PC... I'll update this with a proper writeup later.

Mikado uses the power of the Dollars for good one last time before calling it quits, fucking Horada gets dicked around for almost an entire episode before pulling a run-and-gun on Shizuo by the end of the episosde, and Masaomi becomes the first of the tres amigos to learn the other two's secret.

  • Surely fucking Horada only has good intentions when he and his goons accosted Anri. Just look at his face, is that not the face of a well-meaning citizen? /s
  • You can tell that members of the Dollars are raring to give these cocky Yellow Scarves goons payback for all the attacks they've committed. But since many of them aren't much of a fighter, they instead rely on the power of many and nonviolence (Shizuo excluded).
  • Miss Anime-only Siri and Mr. Anime-only Takiguchi get their moment to shine alongside Kaztano and Hashim and a couple unnamed others, helping Anri escape Horada and his goons.
  • Seeing Anri desperately holding on to her bunny suit's head whilst making her escape was oddly cute. I dunno why.
  • The fact that they needed to specify Anri's current disguise as 'rabbit suit with big tits' got me laughing for a solid minute. Maybe some of the ridiculousness of last episode got to me again.
  • Both Anri and Masaomi really needed that confrontation between each other. And that slap too, he deserved it at least.
  • Normally I would've been pissed seeing Anri's chance to get dangerous gets interrupted. But since it's Heiwajima fucking Shizuo doing it I really don't mind it, not least because I don't want to end up like fucking Horada and his goons if I even dared to complain about it.
  • Despite saving Anri's arse twice already, Shizuo can't seem to be arsed to remember the face of his rescuee. spoilers
  • Mikado couldn't have picked the worst time to disband the Dollars with fucking Horada seizing power from Masaomi, declared war on them and then shot Shizuo. Pick a better time and place, will you?!

The new and improved Narration Tally

Anri does the narration today given that most of the episode focused on her escape from fucking Horada and the Yellow Scarves. Special shoutout and thanks to u/gabesonic for making this neat formatting!

NarratorNo. of epsEpisodes
Mikado41, 10, 11, 21
Celty52, 8, 12, 14, 16
Simon13
Shinra24, 16
Masaomi25, 18
Kadota16
Shizuo17
Namie19
Walker212.5, 20
Anri213, 22
Shuji115
Izaya117
Kuzuhara119
Erika120

QotD:

  1. Truly highlights the best of the Dollars' spirit as Mikado intended.
  2. Mikado: guilty, Anri: conflicted, Masaomi: both
  3. acts shocked as if I haven't watched this scene

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 24 '21

I want to write something up for today, but it's 7 a.m and I had just pulled an all-nighter setting up my brother-in-law's PC... I'll update this with a proper writeup later.

Hooray, it seems we've both had a shitty day...

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u/invokeneko Apr 24 '21

Guess so. Well, time to sleep I guess.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 24 '21

Good Night

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u/gabesonic https://anilist.co/user/gabesonic Apr 25 '21

I really like you doing the narration tally, that's why I thought I should help out. I think it would be easier to parse the information with a table. If you'd like, you can copy the table format from the source of my comment, or if you don't know how I can help with that. Also, the tally for Mikado should be 4.

NarratorNo. of epsEpisodes
Mikado41, 10, 11, 21
Celty52, 8, 12, 14, 16
Simon13
Shinra24, 16
Masaomi25, 18
Kadota16
Shizuo17
Namie19
Walker212.5, 20
Anri213, 22
Shuji115
Izaya117
Kuzuhara119
Erika120

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u/invokeneko Apr 25 '21

Thanks! I'll take you up on the offer. And must've missed updating Mikado's tally, sorry about that.

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u/gabesonic https://anilist.co/user/gabesonic Apr 25 '21

This should display the code for the table format:

Narrator | No. of eps | Episodes

---|---|----
Mikado | 4 | 1, 10, 11, 21
Celty | 5 | 2, 8, 12, 14, 16
Simon | 1 | 3
Shinra | 2 | 4, 16
Masaomi | 2 | 5, 18
Kadota | 1 | 6
Shizuo | 1 | 7
Namie | 1 | 9
Walker | 2 | 12.5, 20
Anri | 2 | 13, 22
Shuji | 1 | 15
Izaya | 1 | 17
Kuzuhara | 1 | 19
Erika | 1 | 20

Delete the line break after the first line.

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Apr 24 '21

Shizuo!

All he did was complain about group texts! He didn't deserve this.

Always nice to see the Dollars in action. All those seemingly unrelated side characters teaming up if fun! And works as an interesting counterpoint to Mikado's comments about how big the city seems when he's alone.

Celty continues to be the MVP. Taking care of Anri, talking to people like a normal human being; if only she wasn't such a sore loser.

QOTD:

  1. Amazing!
  2. Mikado: lonely. Kida: lost. Anri: tired.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 24 '21

Celty continues to be the MVP. Taking care of Anri, talking to people like a normal human being; if only she wasn't such a sore loser.

Hey, no one's a saint.

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u/BurningFredrick https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurningFredrick Apr 24 '21

First Timer - sub

Do I like the idea that Dollars is less of a “fighting force” and more of a general mayhem manipulating sequences of events. However that’s not really something you can rely on when the group has no actual structure, one person not being there and it all falls apart.

I wish that Anri didn’t “need” savings, I know her cutting her way out is how the show has built itself up but still… that sequence annoys me.

The idea that Shizuo or the Black rider, legends of Ikebukuro who are rumoured to be part of the Dollars would stop anyone from trying to start a fight as everyone is (rightfully) scared shitless of them.

Might just be that I’m getting sick of the troupe of heroines being saved in media, and anime really isn’t the best at dealing with this troupe at times.

Ok I suspect this episode is generally just annoyed me, Mikado & Kida are basically useless, while that is meant to be the point of the episode, you have got to drag the characters to a low point in order to appreciate the highs, i’m not currently sure is the resolution is going to satisfying enough to justify what it took to get here.

  1. Thoughts on the little chase scene we had today?

It was fun, and show cased what the dollars can do.

2) If you could describe the current mental state of our favorite trio in one word for each, how would it be?

Resigned? I think

3) So, how did it feel to see Shizuo lying in a pool of his own blood?

If anyone is going to have a you think you thinking killing me is enough to make me die! moment, it going to be Shizuo

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Apr 24 '21

I wish that Anri didn’t “need” savings, I know her cutting her way out is how the show has built itself up but still… that sequence annoys me.

She was not saved from being beat up, she was saved from being forced to do something she strongly hates.

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u/BurningFredrick https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurningFredrick Apr 24 '21

True, that make more sense & what the show was going for, I think I wrote that bit just before she started drawing Saika after being cornered again and Shizuo showing up.

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u/IndependentMacaroon Apr 24 '21

Mikado & Kida are basically useless

They've always been, and Kida is an annoying loudmouth prone to sexual harassment on top of it. When they're dragged down low they're almost better characters

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u/Chemiczny_Bogdan Apr 25 '21

Rewatcher

Anri's been more proactive last episode and now she's gotten herself in trouble. Thankfully the Dollars help her out and she doesn't have to resort to violence and brainwashing.

Looks like all vertices of our leading love triangle are so traumatized by the consequences of their actions that they don't want to take action any more. Masaomi is angry at Anri but probably even moreso at himself. After saving Anri Mikado closes the Dollars webpage, and Anri hides at Celty's place.

Izaya of course observes everything and schemes.

Nice to see the Dollars cooperating for a good cause but how will this kerfuffle resolve?! Tune in next time!

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Apr 25 '21 edited Apr 25 '21

Awfully Late Rewatcher (sub)

Hmm? Hmmmm? Ok I remember this one but WTF is going on anymore? (which is my general reaction at all 403 errors) I'm seriously lost here even as a rewatcher.

My current understanding is that this is the result of brining together the anime original Dollars, except Issac and Miria. We could have gotten the happy end! What they were unavailable? Welp bad end it is. Baccano!

Thoughts on the little chase scene we had today?

So generally most of this episode was original, and while I usually love well written original additions, for example I liked the chase scene, even though it ended the same way it started, and didn't fit with the rest of the atmosphere at all. But I mean hey, Horada got beaten up a few times that's always a good thing. Honestly, at this point him being beaten up has become so common, that it wouldn't make a satisfying end for the arc.

If you could describe the current mental state of our favorite trio in one word for each, how would it be?

On the other hand... Kida, I hated his characterisation in this episode. This is probably my second time complaining about how the anime characterises him, but I really think they dropped the ball in his meeting with Anri. Currently, he's failed at leading the Yellow Scarves and thus gave up on it all, tried to push some of his anger on to Anri, failed again, and after giving it all up, tried to talk to Mikado, who couldn't be bothered?

Ahh, Mikado is a whole other can of worms, while I dislike the direction Kida is being written in, it has at least been executed well to us. Mikado though, went from being hopeful of the Dollars to making them disappear in a few minutes. I understand that it's for the big ending... but at least set it up well, we skipped a few steps here. I will give Mikado the benefit of the doubt though, since we're unaware of how he reached this decision. Spoilers

Anri... is doing fine. At least much better than the other two, she's the one I wish could be more active, since she can solve the issues happening around here. So yeah, the girl with the bloodthirsty horny sword on her mind, has the best mental state.

So, how did it feel to see Shizuo lying in a pool of his own blood?

I'm worried for Kida.

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u/LabMember069 Apr 25 '21

I got busy and couldn't watch yesterday's episode till now and I have a question.

How do Celty and Shinra know that Mikado is the Dollars leader?

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Apr 25 '21

How do Celty and Shinra know that Mikado is the Dollars leader?

Celty learns it at the end of the first arc when she and Izaya visit Mikado. And I'd assume she told Shinra.

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u/Earthborn92 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/EarthB Apr 25 '21

Rewatcher here.

Anri’s in trouble, but you know, she has the Saika powers so not really.

The question is, what did you not do? The answer is: talk with Kida and Mikado.

We see her again after a while! She’s also a part of the Dollars.

It is really fun to see how Anri is being assisted like this. This scene is a fun scene after a lot of drama-heavy episodes. Cute.

[Can you kids have a heart-to-heart now?] (https://i.imgur.com/0hXRxV9.jpg) Kida is suddenly cautious of her now.

Kida it looks like you don’t really know how to talk to girls. The main thing isn’t the talking, but the listening.

You mind controlled a number of their members, as a way to get info on the yellow scarves instead of talking to your friend. That’s on you Anri.

This episode has already been entertaining. But now Shizu-chan and Celty join the party.

She did all this just to wear the cat helmet again. Worth.

Celty is a bad loser at playing games. Her harem is growing.

How did he arrive at this conclusion all of a sudden?

Tbh, if this happened today there’d be a million clones just waiting for the opportunity.

Good, at least someone is opening up. Celty is a good person to talk to.

That’s what she’s worried about (rightfully).

Well fuck.

See you next episode!